NEW YORK - An Israeli novel and a collection of Russian poetry have won prizes for best English-language translation. Gail Hareven's novel "The Confessions of Noa Weber" won the Best Translated Book Award for fiction. It was written in Hebrew and translated by Dalya Bilu for Melville House Press.
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The South Dakota State Poetry Society invites anyone interested in writing, publishing, or listening to poetry to attend a Poetry Workshop from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., on Saturday, April 24, in the Old Library Building on the Mount Marty College Campus, Yankton. Free parking is available in the Laddie E. Cimpl Arena Parking Lot, north of the Old Library Building.
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Students enthralled by classic poems Vernon - It was a day like no other at Vernon Township High School as 50 students celebrated poetry by memorizing classic poems and reciting them on the stage alone, with the spotlight and an audience of hundreds of their peers putting additional pressure on them. An uncharacteristically still audience watched and listened to their brave friends and classmates.
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MEDORA — Cindy Sue Thurm became a poet with a singular purpose. "If my poetry touches one person to open their heart to Christ, it’s a good thing," said Thurm, who writes as Cindy Sue.
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NEW YORK - An Israeli novel and a collection of Russian poetry have won prizes for best English-language translation.
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By Jill S. Gross Special to the Reporter Matthew Parker began turning his feelings and thoughts into poetry when he was a young teen growing up in the South End, with the rhythms and stories he created providing an outlet and an escape from the violent street life he saw around him. read more
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It took him 13 years, but John McNeeley had his first book of poetry published earlier this year.
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Diana Jorgenson Portola Editor 3/10/2010 Vinton’s Cowboy Poetry show is the eastern Plumas event that keeps going and going and going. Now in its 24th year, the show featuring a taste of the Old West will return March 19 – 20 to the Sierra Valley Grange on Highway 70.
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There’s only one week left to submit for RiverLink’s 3rd Annual Earth Day Art and Poetry Contest! Submission deadline is Wednesday, March 17, say contest sponsors RiverLink. Categories include: • Poetry and Writing • 2D Art • 3D Art • Photography • Bookmark Art Drop submissions off at RiverLink 170 Lyman Street Ashevile, NC 28801 or mail them to P.O. Box 15488 Asheville, NC 28813 ...
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JUNEAU - The 2010 Juneau Poetry Omnibus competition is coming to a close this weekend with a formal poetry reading and reception for the winning entrants.
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